What I've Been Up To & Halloween!!!

So here's what I've been up to lately...

I did makeup for the beautiful Yvette!!! She was attending a wedding on a boat... she gave me the go-ahead to do as I please.

 ::insert maniacal laugh::

I especially love how her eyes came out... from light inner eyelid to dark on the outside is really such a classic look for any gal or special occasion!

The natural colors I used, with a touch of greys, really made her eyes look deep and chestnutty :)

Thank you Yvette for letting me do your makeup, I hope you had a wonderful evening!!!

In September was my wonderful husband's 28th Birthday... 

We had a wonderful (little boy-style) park party and mini vacation at the beach, and on his actual birthday, family came to celebrate with us... wine & dining on South Beach! 

My lovely mother-in-law arrived from work and changed into a great royal blue top (My favorite color for her red hair and green eyes)... and I knew I had to do her makeup. She's not much of a "makeup-wearer" so she kept nervously telling me, "not too much color! What are you doing now? That's too dark! Can I see myself now?"... She couldn't sit still!!! But I told her to trust me... and she did.  

I'm a lucky lady, with extremely good-looking in-laws... She was a great canvas to enhance. She has great big eyelids to work with, and those big green eyes!!! I kept everything neutral, using browns and beiges... but because it was nighttime, I added a shimmery beige-white to her brow bone.  

 Her only request was, RED LIPS! And I agreed! Her light skin, and the royal blue top would mesh perfectly with a red pout!

Needless to say, she loved it and quickly shared herself on "Fayboo"... (that's Facebook for Cubans with accents)... She sparkled all night, and even my father-in-law saved these pics for his iPhone screen! 

This is the reason I love makeup so much! ALL WOMEN ARE BEAUTIFUL... and I love when a woman tells me they're not a makeup person... because the confidence they feel once they have it on is worth it-ALWAYS! I don't think of makeup as a mask or to cover natural beauty... it is an enhancer of that natural beauty and of the soul... if a woman feels beautiful, everyone around her will know she's beautiful!

With Halloween just 2 weeks away, I've been looking forward to sharing some makeup ideas...

I'm not sure exactly what this makeup is supposed to be, or if it is supposed to be anything at all, but I liked it a lot when I found it on Pinterest! This little "Pinsperation" reminded me of something a-la-Tim-Burton... a dark, maybe mystical creature, with a dark past! 

This look was fairly easy, and began as a traditional makeup look... foundation, concealer, setting powder... and pink eyeshadow- lots of PINK!!! I did a black smokey eye first and extended out toward my temples a bit... and then I went nuts with the pink. Pink on the brow bone, temples, cheekbones and hollows, and even a bit towards the upper bridge of my nose!

My favorite part was the lower lashes... I didn't have any fake lashes, so I just painted them on... gave the same effect without the same dollar! 

Overall, this look could be altered to any color or design above the brows... use makeup looks you find online as a guideline and always make them your own!

Imagine Happy Almost-Halloweens and Pretty Women- Alexis